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THE BBOOKLYN DAILY EAGLE SUNDAY, APE1L 18, 1897. MASON'S, PRINTED PROMISES. No amount of exaggeration is too great for some of our modest merchants, and in the telling they run to large type, as though the blackness of printers' ink would blot out your doubt of their honesty. AVith us it means a pledge. It means that the items and terms we quote REALLY EXIST.

MAGNIFICENT ASSORTMENT OF UP TO DATE SPRING CLOTHING For Men, Women and Children, on EASY CREDIT TERMS. Weekly or Monthly Payments. FULTON AND HOYT STREETS, BROOKLYN. SPECIAL NOTICE. Monday we will place on sale 200 Ladles' Tailor made Suits, in all the new materials and styles, at their original value.

$10.00 habit cloth fly ror.t Suits, jackets silk lined, special S4 98 fclS.OO broadcloth military Suits, silk lined, for this sale S7.98 00 saninlu suits at SI itA)K mamm MASON'S, Myrtle Av, Cor. Bridge St BROOKLYN, N. Y. Established SO Years Ago. for this beautiful Divan, highly polished and richly carved frame, covered with satin damask.

An odd piece like this is usually marked $12.00 worth it, too. ALL THE BEST MAKES Freel Free I A beautiful Easel and Picture given away with every Parlor Suit sold this week. Ladies' Suits, Jackets and Capes. Men's Suits and Overcoats. Boys' Clothing.

Men's Single and Double Breasted Saok Suits, in all the latest Spring patterns and makos, guaranteed all wool, from Men's Spring Topcoats, in light and dark shades, short and medium lengths, a very nobby garment, from $8 50 Boys' Suits, in all the latest styles and at prices ranging from $150 Gentlemen's Bicycle Suits, Caps, Hose, at extraordinarily low prices. Hen's Hats. All the latest styles in Men's and Boys' Hats, in Hard and Soft Felts, Dunlap and Youman's shape, from $1.00. OPEN SATURDAY iiiiir JggL Nos. 468 and 470 Fulton Street, NEW YORK 263 6th 104 and 106 W.

8 Unusual Bargains in Chamber Suits this week at $9.00, $12.00 and $15.50. Take a look at them, if it's only to find out how low it's possible to sell good Furniture. Everything a home requires you can find in our establishment. Fifty years' experience in furnishing homes ought to be of somo benefit to you Thats what we have been doing Terms to suit everyone. Myrtle Av, Cor.

Bridge St, BROOKLYN, N. Y. Established SO Years Ago. $5.25 We never displayed such a large assortment of Baby Carriages. This one covered with fancy material and plush.

A brake with every carriage. We guarantee tho running gear. OF REFRIGERATORS. $6.5. Beautiful carved solid oak Hall Stand, heavy brass hardware, a shaped glass.

115, 117, 119 and 121 Myrtle Av, Cor. Bridge St, Brooklyn, N. Y. 50 YEARS AGO. a place as possible and particularly so in the fresh beauty of the spring buds, which, though late in Ireland this year, are most exquisite.

In fact the whole country, with its hills, backed hy small mountains covered with a green which makes the Emerald island famous, all bathed in sunlight, is a sight which sends Joy to the heart of any man. Ireland even more than England fulfills the hopes and pleasures which we all anticipated. It only remains for us to win a fair share of our games to make our pleasure complete. This is a task, indeed, with the men in their present condition. Had we brought twenty men instead of thirteen we could have used them all.

We have been playing against fresh men every day with a team of cripple3 and from newspaper accounts wherever we have been we learn that the public considers the way we play and the record we have made a remarkable one. LIONEL MOSES. GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL. The congressional library at Washington was characterized by Mr. Gates, In his talk before the school on Monday morning, as the greatest triumph of human skill ever produced, In keeping with the spirit of tho present age and an Institution to make every American feel proud of his country.

It is wholly the work of American artists, although the best artists in the world have been consulted in Its construction. Miss Isahel M. Chapman, a member of the high school committee, was Introduced by Mrs. Gates with the statement that it was an honor to all girls striving for an education When positions of responsibility were offered to them, and Miss Chapman, although sha declared that she liked to preach, made no attempt to do so in her bright and brief talk. She stated that she was always glad of an opportunity to visit the high school, as she had great pride in it and In the fine work accomplished by the students.

Miss Leah Lindsey of the Saugerties high school and the Rev. Mr. Hamilton of the New York conference were among the guests. Miss Pulslfer, a former graduate of the school, now a student at Smith college, was present with friends, also Mrs. Annetto Smith, Miss Edith Hartwell and Miss Bessie Griffith, one of the graduates of the school, now at Bryn Mawr.

The water supply oi Brooklyn has again been made a subject of study by the Juniora in their laboratory work and the results are recorded In their note books. The senior class, at their meeting on Friday, adopted for their class flower the whits sweet pea, tinged with violet. The nominating committee asked for an extension of time, as did also the tree planting committee, although the latter reported several plans so far formed. The pupils engaged in the study of meteorology give close attention to the charts regularly received from the weather bureau. These are posted in the front hall, nearly opposite the entrance and ait the side of the office door.

The students make observations upon the storm centers and changes In temperature and follow the dally record with constant Interest. BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. An annual was iBsued last Wednesday. Tho book Is very attractive and is having a very large sale. It is bound in red and black, the name, The Red and Black, being stamped in gold.

It Is dedicated to the girls' high school. A part of the preface is as follows: "In conclusion, we would say that we havo expended our best efforts on this publication, and it has cost us both time and expense; but this we have willingly incurred in tho hope that it may add something to the fame of old high an object that will ever be the aim of Gamma Delta Psi." The board of editors is as follows: Editor in chief, Walter Ewlng Hope, '97; assistant editors, John Olmsted Dresser, '97, and Frederick Valentino Walters, '99; treasurer, Madison B. King, '97, and circulator and advertising manager, Valentine Lambert, '96. The book contains about forty illustrations, some from the pens of John Knowles Hare, '99, and Homer Eaton Keyes, '95, but most of the pictures are half tones from photographs. "The School History" is written by Harry F.

Fowle. The an nual Is divided into the following departments: "Societies," "Musical "Fraternities," "Sports and Athletics" and "Roasts." It la probablo that tho custom of issuing an annual each year will be followed hereafter. The following games have been arranged by Manager Marckwald of the base bal team: April 17 St. PranclB Xavlor. April 24 Bottfl' Academy, at Stamford.

April 30 Latin school. May 1 Pratt Institute. May 5 Do la Salle. May 8 Pacific Athletic club. May 12 Adelphl.

May 19 Polytechnic prep. May 21 Rlvervlew academy, at Poughkeepale. May 22 New York Military academy, at Cornwall. May 31 Cranford Athletic club, at Cranford. June 5 St.

Paul's school, at Garden City. June 12 Newark Field club. Tho high aohool St. Paul frame will not ba Jlayed at Eastern park this year. Tho team Vul I ourney to Garden City.

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OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL lu CLOCK AWNINGS. WlrvJow i LwnJriK quality uwiiiiit; ri fir. O.mL; wirrJ' v. nsiiy. 'Wil, ivm.i running rii i n.

evorliifi in Im I cialiv: in jiauimsdv. lCi 170 South ft, iht bruin rK mm mmm 4 10.00 brocaded silk Skirts AGATE WARE At a Tremendous Sacrifice. Buckets. Trays, Sauce Pans, Pio Plates, Steeper, Cuspadors, Dippers, all at 1 Oc ea Ton Pols. Lipped Sauce Pans, Preserving Kettles, Oblong Pans, Pudding Pans, all at 12c.

ea Pans, Pry Pans, Ptiddiug ISroilcrs, Buck Pans, all at lac ca Fry Pans, extra larc, Pitchers, Milk Cans, Windsor Sauco Pans, Wash Pasius. all at ca Tea Kettles, Jtico and Milk Boilers, Batter and Water Buckets. Mixing Pans, 10 Hoasting Pans, oblong and square, Sauce Pans, all at Coffee Biggins, Tea Kettles, Coffee Boilers, Windsor Sauco Pans, 10 qt. Dish Pans, IT all at 3i)c ea WINDOW SHADES. Shades of the beset Opaquo Shade Cloth, patent spring rollers, some plain and others with extra heavy ringe; worth from 30c.

to fiOc, at 1 tie Extra line quality Oil Opaque Slimlcs. Hartshorn's best spring rollers, double knotted fringe, worth SHADES AT YouK HOU5 ffART5HOfy' BEST ROLLER WD LlNEN KMDTTEPFRINGEV 3X6 COUPLET SQL. Irish Point, Tambour, Brussels and TNot tiugham Curtains cleaned for oe. Vestibule Bulling, per foot lc Flags, Flag Poles, Etc. All wool Bunting Flags, fast colors, warranti'd.

at special price xi ft. 4x3 ft. S190 ft. SI 1)3 5x8 ft. IMJc.

"ixlO ft. ig Pole S3 CO 10x18 ft. 8104S with wooden i tni OIU pleto, bail and halyards, fi. 10 ft. 12 ft.

47p 16 ft. SL43 Rug Department. Carpel Lining, special 2c. vd Oil Cloth. 1 vd.

wide 1 9C 29c yd 39c. yd 29c. ea 7 5c ea 23c. ea 25c. yd 1 1 On on I Oil Cloth.

11 vds. Oil Cloth, wide Snivrna .0 Brussels Hugs. 27x00 Large Hassocks Kx. heavy Ingrain Carpet Feather Pillows 0 4 Chenille Table Bed Spreads 5()e 50e i H7C. ea 49c ea rvr i c.

Linings, Notions Bags. 10e. Russelino Moire, yd i 12'c Klnstie Canvas, yd 7c i 2 fanev Waist Lining, vd 8c tsc. (ji ass i loin, yu 07 2 10c. Russian Hair Cloth, yd jc Clark's, John Spool Cotton 2c 10e.

Corset Steels, 5 hook 4C oe. Spool Silk, all colors 2c 10c. Dress Stays, ivory tip, dz 2re. satin Belt Hose Supporters 1 B. lts.

silk and leather 1 )c Jl.T'.t Alligator Bags 98 I imitation Alligator Bags 29" 1 A. I. Bicycle Shoes. fey ilk ounces X1 Right in Every Way. The weight, the flexibility, the cut, nil go to make the perfect Shoe for wheeling: Tan or black kid 4 00 Tun or black clotli top 4.00 Special grade, tan or black kid 3.00 Tan or black canvas.

2 5() Tan or black low Shoe Material to match cos tumes used in tops of boots if preferred. J. T. Cousins, SHOEMAKERS, 498 Fal on St, Brooklyn. Factories, 107, 100 and 201 Grand St, Xcw York.

VK BRUSH YOUR SHOES GRATIS. M. GALLIGAN 164 PIERREPONT ST, ARTISTIC UPHOLSTERING at Moderate Prices. Upholstery Goods and Lace Curtains Direct Urorn the Manufacturer. If You Have GOODS TO STORE, Furniture to Pack and Move, Valuables to Deposit, Carpets to Clean, You will best serve your own interests by coaimunlcatln? with the EAGLE WAREHOUSE STORAGE foot of Fulton Street on the scales.

3 A 84.98 Silk Velvet Capes, $4.98. Ladles' silk or velvet Capes, handsomely trimmed with ribbon and lace, 9ilk lined; worth $8.00, $4 1)8 Ladies' fino kersoy Capes, tailor made, tan and black; worth 3.98. special SI. 98 Ladies' covert or kersey lly front Jackets, some silk lined; worth $5.00, special Children's Reefers, $1.49. Ono lot of children's all wool Reefers, Empire or tight fitting, trimmed with braid; worth $2.50, special $1.49 $3.00 Ladies' Oxford Ties, $L19.

Ladies' kid andr tan Oxford Ties, opera and broad toes, to BE 81 19 $2.00 ladies' dongola and tan Oxford Ties, all styles. 24 to 8 98 $2.00 ladies' kid button and lace Shoes, 2A to 7. onera and broad 98c 300 prs. ladies' Bicycle Boots Sl 59 300 prs. misses' and boys' tan and black Shoes, all sizes 98c Millinery and Ribbons.

CLarge assortment at low prices.) 50 dz. children's Hats at 50 dz. ladies' Hats, in all colors 29 25 dz. ladies' Hats, in black 39j 75 dz. bost French chip Hats, worth from 98c.

to $1.09 each 69c Special table children's Trimmed Hats $198 Lot of No. 1G Silk Moire Ribbon 5c 50 pes. Fancy Taffeta, worth 2c. yd. 19c Xo.

22 Satin Ribbon, all colors, Boys' Cheviot Suits, 99c. Not enough to last all day, only 300 of thom, Fauntleroys, Sailors, double breasted and Reefer Suits, sizes 3 to 14, your choice 99e All our $3.00 and $4.00 boys' Faunt leroy, Middy and double breasted Suits, reduced to $1 4S andSl.98 Plants, Bulbs, Etc. Hardy Rose Bushes, all vaiietios l()c Rhododendrons, 20 to 25 buds Flower and Vegetable Seeds, dz l()c Azalea Plants, in bud J59e $1.50 Rubber Plants, extra large. Latania Palms, worth $1.00 59 Sheep Manure, largo box )c Hydrangeas (dormant) l()c Bleeding Hearts (c Lawn Grass Seed, per box 4.0 Double Pearl Tuberoses, per dz lJ5c Fine Gladiolus Bulbs, per dz )c Cinnamon Vines to ('anna Bulbs, in best varieties 3c Double Dahlia Roots, largo sizo )c Madeira Vines, ea Caladium Bulbs (Elephant plants) A innrvllis A.r 12 K'bbor Hose, wired, per foot (jo 2 jc. Garden Hakes, all sizes loc 7(.

Trowel8i oa ylo 10c. Garden Forks, ea (Jc Rake, Hoo and Spado, set for 8c Hardware, Gas Stoves. and Oil 25c. Gas Stoves tubing l)e Oil Stoves, double 89c SI. Gas Stoves, 2 holes tubing.

3oc. rillow Sham Holders, pair 12io 10c. Brass Extension Rods, 24 to 44 in. Carpet Tacks, all sizes lc Fencing Wire, 30 in. wide, yd gc NAMM.

THE TENNESSEE EXPOSITION. Danger That New York City Will Not Be Represented. Mayor Strong of New York appointed some time ago a commission, consisting of prominent women of New York city, to take action in securing tho proper representation of New York city at the Tenessee centennial and international exposition, to be hold at Nashville, from May to November of this vear. The mayor also appointed a commission of men for the same purpose. Not much progress hail been made by either committee, so it was deemed necessary to try to create public interest in the work and inform the people that there was danger that New York would have no representation at the exposition.

Invitations were sent to 6,000 persons requesting them to attend a meeting yesterday afternoon at Sherry's. Those present of the women issuing the call were Mrs. Benjamin S. Church, chairman; Mrs. William Warner Hoppln.

Mrs. William Rhinelander, Mrs. Samuel Spencer, Mrs. Howard Townsend, Mrs. Samuel Thomas, Mrs.

Mary V. B. Vanderpoel, Mrs. McCullooh Williams and Mrs. John Sergeant Wise, and also Mrs.

Emily de Peyster, Mrs. Bayard Clarkson and Mrs. Edwin Wool ton. Of the men's commission there were present Chairman W. V.

King, Richard W. Gilder, Theodore Roosevelt, William Rav, Dunham Wheeler. L. J. Ellis, Major A.

M. Wheeler and George Smith. About fifty persons were present. George Smith presided and said the men's commission had promised to raise for a woman's exhibit. Major Wheeler said that two eases in the industrial building had been retained for them.

These were 8 feet by 2Vfc feet each. He also said that a large room was at first put down to New York in the women's building, but that the lack of Interest shown by New York In the exposition had caused the managers to give that room to Chicago. He said that what they could get now is a room 20 by 21 feet square. He said that it harl been arranged that Tiffany and some others should decorate the room In part. He also said that not a stroke of work had actually been done by New York in the women's building.

He thought It time to get to work. There were representatives of the Society of Colonial Damea present who said that a number of relics would be sent to the exposition. WILD WEST'S LAST WEEK. Why Buffalo Bill's Aggregation Improves as It Gets Older. Dut ono week remains of Buffalo Bill's Wild West engagement at Ambrose park.

The attendance tho past week has been very good, despite the cool evenings. The change and improvement In the show is rather In the quality than in the matter of the performance, for tho whole thing is history and living fact, tilings which don't change every season. Fourteen years ago, when Colonel Cody gathered together tho show that was the nucleus of the big spectacle that he has today, he had no idea of malting the enterprise a history of times that were thon coming to a close. Tho story was too familiar then to give It much Interest as history, but tho court house, the sheriff, the board of trade and the railroads have made the West a different place, and people are fast forgetting all that went before. So Buffalo Bill finds himself with tho office of historian on his shouWcrs, and he has set abont discharging his duties conscientiously.

That is why the Wild West mes around every year or so with actn that are hardly changed in a single detail. Every year the history Is written better, with more forcible arrangement, and with more effective settings, but it is the same history. The change in the show Is always going on and is always toward perfection, for the scouts and frontier men who travel with the aggregation year aftor year, have developed into something like actors. "The great Interest which attaches to tho show," said Frederic Pennington, "is that it enables tho audience to take sides on the question at which people ride the best and have the best saddles. The whole thing is put In such tangible shape as to be a regular challenge to the onlookers." Our line of Suits is not only stylish, but it is low priced largo stock to select from some exclusive designs from $7.00.

jackets made from all the most fashionable cloths, latest styles, the best quality for the money, from $4.25. Capes for Spring wear, some beautiful designs, from $3.50. SeDarate Skirts and 811k Waist's in a variety of styles to suit all tastos. CHILDREN'5 DRESSES. Ladies' Bicycle Suits, Hose, at extraordinarily low prices.

Millinery. Our Millinery Department is a perfect Bower of Beauty. All the latest creations of the milliner's art Is shown in our beautiful Tiimmed Hats. Prices one half milliner's prices. EVENINGS TILL 9:30.

9 Brooklyn. 17th St. that he has not converted his taxable property into temporary debts or non taxable securities, for the purpose of avoiding the payment he is refused the relief he seeks. No man escapes from this investigation and, so far as is possible, every man Is assessed for the amount for which he is Justly liable. We have never omitted a man or corporation in Brooklyn that Is known to us.

Several large corporations and the railroad companies are now fighting In the courts to avoid the payment of taxes on their capital stocks. What the outcome of these suit will be we cannot say. Several assessments on personal property of corporations have been reduced by the courts. In these cases we have no option. The department of assessment has been in the closest touch with the corporation counsel's office in this matter and all results have been arrived at only after mature deliberation and as the result of extended conferences with the corporation counsel.

"The court of appeals has decided tbat affidavits swearing off taxes Should be disregarded if It Is palpable that the affidavit is false. A case in point is that of a New York corporation whldh filed with the assessors a sworn statement that its assets amounted to $2,500, 000, while its debts were placed ait $2,800,000. If this statement were true the whole capital was wiped out and the corporation was Insolvent. Yet the corporation in question was capitalized for $4,000,000, and in the same year it had declared and paid out a dividend of 8 per cent, on its capitalization. The court of appeals held that assessors had a right to ignore the statement filed and to assume that the value of tlhe assets was sufficiently greater than the capital stock to take care of the indebtedness.

I can only say further that the board of assessors has been very hard at work this year and endeavored in every way within its knowledge and power to place upon the assessment rolls every dollar that could he collected." SOCIAL NOTES. A regular meeting of the Alter Kgo waa held last evening at the residence of John R. Plan ten. The meeting was largely attended and the programme was of unusual Interest. The artists were Mlsa Florence Halliday, Miss Carlotta Gllman, Edwin Star Belknap and Harvey W.

Loomis. After the concert there was a social gathering, followed by eome dancing. On "Wednesday night the members of the En Avant met at the home of Mr. and Mrs Arthur Smith, 281A Halsey street, and played the tenth of a series of progressive euchre gram en. Mrs.

George Howland and Mrs. William Satchell secured the prizes for women, and Messrs. George Howland and George Baker captured the men's. Those participating were Mr. and Mra.

Arthur Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Lynch, Mr. and Mrs.

Frederick W. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. George C. Baker, Mr.

and Mrs. William Satchell, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Compton, Mr. and Mrs.

Sherrran Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. George Howland, the Misses Carrie Warren, Lulu Ioubleday, and Messrs. Ray C. Berry, Frank Warren.

After supper the party were photographed In a gruup, the same to be kept as a souvenir. Next Wednesday the season will end with a theater party at the Columbia. The annual entertainment and reception of the Thorley Dramatic aociety were held last evening in Endymlon hall, on Story street, and proved the most successful affair of Its kind ever given by the society. The entertainment committee, consisting of 'Martin Jacobs, chairman; Miss Fannie Dolson, Peter Dolson, Miss Alice Craftson and George Trlmbnll, had arranged, a long and exceedingly Interesting programme, at the conclusion of which the floor was cleared for dancing, which was continued till a late hour. A duet on tho violin and piano by Peter Dolson and MIbb Alice Tierney was the llnst number on the programme and was followed by readings, recitations and vocal music by James Jacobs, Henry Alhrecht, Miss Gertrude Stox, Miss Mary Stentzle and Henry White, all of whom were well received.

The latter half of the programme consisted of a two act farce comedy entitled "The Umbrella Mender." The title role was taken by Henry White, whose appreciation of the part lent much toward the success of the play. The remainder of the cast Included Miss ertrudo Stox as Miss Nancy Hanks, "a lady of Miss Mary Stentzle as Hope Forbeter, James Jacobs as Raggs. Henry Albrecht as Gentry Hanks, Mrs. HankB' "other Miss Alice Tierney as Mra. Thaddeus Thackeray, and Miss Bthel Coops as Miss Tlghe Prlter.

During the play several songs were rendered by the Greenwood vocal trio, while tho Greenwood Amateur orchestra enlivened things between the acts. The attendance was large. Brooklyn council No. Sf, Home circlo, gave the last of Its euchre games this season Wednesday evening. Tho prizes were awarded to Mrs.

Ll2zle C. Woodcock, Mrs. A. Trimble. Miss M.

C. Connover, E. P. Chichester and N. P.

Andrus. The grand prlzeB awarded for the series were to Mrs. M. II. Hubbell, a aolltare diamond ring; Miss May Swarthout, a set of after dinner cups and saucers; Sherman Robinson, a large alll gutor skin traveling sachel; C.

Iremonger, a pair of bisque figures. The entertainment to bo offered after the close of the next meeting of the council will consist of music and elocution. Mr. and Mrs William G. Anderson celebrated thtMr wooden wedding at their home, 1,557 Pacific street, on Wednesday evening.

The following guests were present: Mr. and 'Mm. William Anderson, Charles Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Lockhart, Mr.

and Mrs. Benjamin H. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Charles J.

Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Lockhart, Welsley Lockhart, Charles Lockhart Mr. and' Mrs.

'David Quick, Mr. and Mrn. Charles T. Quick. George Quick.

Mr. and Mrs. F. C. vStewart, William MeCurdy, Charles Stoxjdnrt, Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Melledy, Frank Melledy "Martin Melledy. Mr. and Mrs. M.

B. Stonehouse Mr. and Mrs. A. H.

Remsen, Wallace Livingston' Miss Hannah McCartney, Mr, and Mrs. Fred Jer gens, MIhs Lizzie Hudson, Miss Annie Beaver Miss Mamie Beaver, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Lewis and Mr.

and Mrs. William C. Park. The No Home club held Its last meeting for the season at the residence of Gordon and Edward Brooks, 1,131 Bertren street, on Wednesday Euchre was played from 9 to 11 P. after which supper was served.

Then dancing was enjoyed Prizes were won by the Misses Lilly Gllnln' Unihams. Messrs. Leonard and Edward Brooks' The consolation prizes by Miss Preston and Mr Qulmby Wheelmen will appreciate! a recently patented lamp bracket. It consists of two metal fastened together by a acrow clamp, one end of each section being curved to clamp the hoad ol the machine, and tho opposite shaped to clamp the fork, thus allowing Its use either high or low on the frame. LY PROBLEM OF PERSONAL TAXES.

Assessors Endeavor to Solve Its Many Difficulties. STATEMENT OF GEN. MoLEER. No Man Assessed for Personal Taxes, the General Says, Is Released From Liability Until the Department Has Closely Examined His Case About 25 Per Cent. Swear That They Have No Taxable Holdings.

Judge Keogh's arraignment of the department of assessment on the question of per sonal taxation has renewed discussion of many points which have been more or less considered by the city authorities tor several years past. The levying assessments on personal property is the most difficult matter the board of assessors has to deal with, for the many holdings that are exempt from taxation must be separated from those which are liable, and with the latter the holders may for the purpose of evading the tax, resort to such subterfuges that tho assessors find it sometimes difficult, if not impossible, to make the levy. The city is liable to the state for taxes on the whole amounit of property sent in on Us rolls, no matter whether tho tax be collected or not. For Instance, if the amount assessed as personal tax be $100,000, and the amount on which actual collections are made Is but the el'ty is liable to the state on the just the same. This has worked some curtailment in this city in levying personal taxes since the law has been in operation.

Regarding personal taxation, section 4 of chapter 202 of the law of 1892 reads: The said assessors shall set down In said assessment roll the several persons liable to taxation on personal property, and, according to the best Information In their power, the full value of all such taxable personul property, after deducting the Just debtB owinc by the persons so assessed, but no deduction shall be made or allowed fur or account of any debt or liability contracted or Incurred in the purchase of non taxable property or securities owned by him or held for his benefit, nor for or on account of any indirect liability or surety, guarantor, indorser or otherwise; nor for or on nccount of any debt or liability contracted or Incurred for the purpose of evading taxation. The form of affidavit required from those who seek to avoid the payment of personal tax is as follows: I do hereby solemnly swear that the value of all my personal property, wherever situated within this state, on the llrat day of June, ISsO, which 1 then had, after deducting the amount of the debt due from me, did not exceed the sum of I further swear that In the statement above made 1 have not deducted, as a part of my debts, any debt or liability contracted or incurred by me or for my benefit in the purchase of nontaxable property or securities, nor any indirect liability on my part as surety, guarantor, or otherwise, nor any debt or llabiltly contracted or Incurred for the purpose of evading taxation. According to Judge Keogh the board of assessors should not take such an affidavit in swearing a man off from taxation. Ho holds that the man must go Into court and submit to a full examination as to the truth of what he swears. In doing this it Is urged by the opponents of Judge Keogh's view that the taxpayer doing this would have to pay in counsel fees a greater sum than his tax would amount to, and In the event of failure to prove his case be liable to a tax he seeks to avoid.

After a conference yesterday between President Neff of the department of assessment and General cLeer, chairman of the committee on personal taxation, General Mc Leer made the following statement to an Eagle reporter, In which Mr. Neff concurred: "It is one of our most difficult problems to determine what a man may have In personal property. Tho same conditions do not obtain in a city of a million inhabitants as are found In a village where every man knows what his neighbor owns. The law requires that assessments shall bo made on personal property. But the law also exempts from taxation government, state, municipal bonds and the stocks of banks, trust companies and corporations that are assessed on their capital stock.

All these securities have to be excluded from the estimate. Such amount as we estimate a man to be liable (or is assessed, and no man in so far as we can reach him escapes from the general assessment. "The amount sent to the collector last year, after all allowances had been made on claims, otc, was about $27,000,000, on which, should all the tax be paid, tho city would collect about $720,000. The rate of taxation varies by wards the same as the rate on real estate. This $27,000,000 does not represent the original assessment, but the net result of the hoard's work on the matter, after all Investigations have been concluded.

I cannot tell how many have sworn ofT during the year, but probably about 25 per cent. In every case where a man seeks to be relieved from taxation an investigation Is made and unless the individual can satisfy us on examination that his statement Is true and ESTABLISHED CRESCENTS' CRIPPLED TEAM Winning Against Heavy Odds in Ireland. A SUCCESSFUL TRIP SO FAR. The Lacrosse Players Are Gaining the Admiration of Press and Publio Abroad by Their Fine Work Dined and Feted by Woted Personages Everywhere Some of the Recent Games and Entertainments. (Correspondence of the Eagle.) Belfast, April 9, 1897 My last letter to the Eagle was written before a complete summary of our lacrosse games In Manchester could be given, owing to the necessity of mailing for the Saturday steamer.

The cable dispatches, however, told the news of our success during that momentous week In a cursory manner. I say successes advisedly, inasmuch as the circumstances under which we played were such that the scores resulting were virtual victories. For the entire week our record stands with one defeat, two victories and two draws. I told how after our first match one of the officers of the North of England association predicted an unbroken line of defeats and how we fooled him. Our victories on March 30th and 31st were great surprises to the Englishmen, for these teams (Cheetham and Albert Park) stand ahead In the league of the club (South Manchester), which defeated us.

On April 1, we played the champions (Stockport), the game resulting In a draw, being stopped by a blinding hall storm. This was unsatisfactory, the piaylng being so hard and close that it might have been any one's game could we have finished. The following day witnessed, perhaps, the most important of all the games. It was played against a team selected from all the clubs in the North and was one of the strongest aggregations which they could put against us. At the end of the first half we were ahead three goals to one and the men were playing a good steady game.

We had the game all but won at the end when, as the referee blew his whistle, our opponents scored, tying at five goals each, but so well wer our men playing that the public and newspapers conceded the palm to us, and in the summary of games we show but one defeat for the week. This week was one of the hardest that any of us have ever had in the years we have played lacrosse. Traveling from London to Manchester on Sunday, we played on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. The men were badly crippled, Miller being entirely Incapacitated and Curry having given bis knee a severe wrench, which should have laid him up, but, owing to the scarcity of men, he was obliged to play. Our game at Liverpool against a combined team was an easy victory for us, the score being 7 to 0.

On April 8, with the men still in bad condition, we were defeated for the third time in ten games played by the strongest team In Ireland, seven of the players being international selections. The following day It rained so hard that it would have been worse than foolish to have attempted to play, tho field being a sea of mud, but the remainder of tho programme was completod. We were lunohed by Messrs. Dunville who own a large distillery in Belfast and in the evening we were dined by the club with whom we were to play. The game was postponed until Monday.

Aside from lacrosse there is another aspect which our visit has taken and which is a most Important one. We havo been received most royally everywhere, me cordiality of the Englishmen has been marked, they having shown us every attontiou in their power. We have been dined and feted continually, but have been careful in receiving these attentions to take into consideration a due regard for our condition for gameB. Belfast has opened its arms to us. We are paired off and are Btaylng in the private houses of our hosts, the home life being charming, In contrast to the hotel existence which we have had so much of.

Our hosts have arranged entertainments of a mild character, which fill all our time most enjoyably. Among these were visits to the Marquis of Dufferin's demesne, where we were most cordially received by his son, Lord Frederick Blackwood, who afterward attended the game and dinner given to us. The same day we drove to Craw fordsburn, which is a glen in the heart of the country of County Down. It Is as picturesque A combiDatlon an ip liook and uckle is just out.